Fitness
This year so far…
It’s been a while since I posted, so before I write too much about plans for the season, let’s see where I’ve been so far this year. Here are my stats on Garmin connect as of today. Keep in mind this is a mix of road, light trail, and snow riding. For a serious racer, [...]
Long Time No Blog – Big News!
I’ve completely disappeared from the blogosphere for the last two weeks because Trisha and I have been celebrating and spreading the good news – we’re having a baby! We found out officially two weeks ago, and since then we’ve been touring the state announcing to our families in person. This week, we’re telling the world! [...]
7 Rules for Snow Biking During Wisconsin Winters
I’m not sure why, but I couldn’t force myself to ride on the trainer today. I just had to get outside. So I layered on just about every piece of winter cycling equipment I own, and I hit the road. I ended up with about a 2 hour ride. My phone/GPS battery died about halfway [...]
My New Favorite Exercise
Thursday’s back mobility and hamstring exercises are courtesy of JK Conditioning and Fitness Training at Home. So the second site looks kinda dumb, but I have to say the “Swiss Ball Butt and Hamstring Busters” are my new favorite exercise. Seriously. Thoratic Spine Extension & Rotation 3×12 each side Chest Stick Mobilization 3×12 each side Wall Slides [...]
Road Bike, Road Tires, Road Pedals, Road Shoes, Clean Pavement.
Finally a few days of what feels like freedom. The snow, ice, and salt on the roads are gone, for the most part, so I could actually get a few decent road rides in without resorting to the mountain bike or keeping the cross tires on. I wasn’t really going for speed this weekend, but [...]
Back to the Trails!
I put in two more “mini-rides” on Wednesday and Friday, just to keep the legs loose and focus on good technique while riding nice and easy from a fitness perspective. Wednesday I took the cross bike (and cross tires) through Bayview, and Friday I was finally able to get back out on the Grant Park [...]
Periodized Training for Mountain Bike and Cyclocross Seasons
I’ve been working quite a bit lately on developing a year-round training plan that will help me maintain fitness from year to year and keep me motivated during the off season to stay active. While training for Ironman, we did a lot of periodization, which essentially incorporates strategic amounts of volume and intensity, along with [...]
Feels Like Spring
Sorry about the blast, just catching up with a few posts from over the weekend. Today was gorgeous - the thermometer read 48 degrees in the car on the way home, and didn’t drop much before I got started. The roads are nice and clean now, so I took a nice easy ride up and down the [...]
